Sigh. I love butterflies, moths, and all sorts of other minibeasts. But in deference to insectophobic readers, I won’t post the pic that Mr. Sububi took of my hand while an adorable male carpenter bee was crawling on it.

I don’t read this as “I quit because my boyfriend said so.” I read this as “My boyfriend vocally opposed what I was doing, and that validated my suspicion that other people were as uneasy with my job as I was.”

This has nothing to do with freedom of speech. The government isn’t trying to silence Swastika Guy, and the proprietor has every right to boot him out of the restaurant for harassing the staff.

It’s quite possible to be angry and disappointed by some of the dreadful political decisions John McCain has made, while still feeling terrible about his diagnosis of terminal brain cancer.

Trump doesn’t fight fire with fire. He fights fire with vomit. Just pukes all over everything and pretends it constitutes winning.

The thing is, opioids are great after minor surgeries, which can still hurt like hell. But after two or three days, you shouldn’t need them.

I think I’ve written about him before. My father was a wonderful uncle who became an emotionally absent father. All of my older cousins remember him as being a lot of fun. He was an enigma to me, though.

I don’t buy that she had enough power to be an actual spoiler, but Stein has always struck me as one of those people who’s selectively dim — kind of like a Ben Carson of the left. I generally tune her out whenever possible.

Otto Warmbier was active in Hillel, and had taken a Birthright trip to Israel, so presumably he was Jewish, either by heritage or by conversion. The church story in the undoubtedly forced confession sounded like he was admitting to stealing a poster because a friend of a friend offered to pay him for a souvenir. And…

They didn’t see evidence of head trauma, so the suffocation hypothesis makes sense, either via torture or via suicide attempt.

According to Wikipedia, there are 38 nations whose flags are red, white, and blue. So if Wonder Woman wears red, white, and blue, she might be a very patriotic Russian, Paraguayan, Liberian, North Korean (!), Australian, Norwegian, or Cook Islander.

“My laptop was stolen” is pretty much the equivalent of “The dog ate my homework.” When I see this excuse, I immediately presume that the purported laptop loser is covering up fraud, incompetence, or some combination of the two. Any first-year grad student who is doing actual, well-planned laboratory or field research…

It is if you’re beaten by police until your teeth fall out and your facial bones are fractured — all for simply, non-violently trying to explain why delaying your travel might cause harm to other people.

How could the kitchen staff possibly take care of all of those details? They’re much too busy advising the boss on foreign policy.

While it’s not a factor in this crime, it also seems that a lot of the “lone wolves” who engage in classic political terrorism have a history of either domestic violence or general brawling. Someone who can’t stop stewing in his own grudges must be candy to the political and religious fanatics who put out bait for…

I’m generally all for young people getting a quick start to their careers if that’s what makes them happy, but on what planet should a 24-year-old consider herself an expert on anything? She doesn’t misrepresent herself as a journalist, which is a good thing, but on a saner planet she’d be a minor-league blogger, not…

I like La Vielle Ferme rosé, which is usually about $8 a bottle where I live. Also fond of Mulderbosch rosé and Seven Deadly Zins old-vine (red) zinfandel, both of which can be had for under $15 most of the time.

If I weren’t already married to an awesome man who loves eggplant as much as I do, I’d propose to you.

I actually love the older Burt’s tinted lip balms — the older style in the skinny tube, with the strong hint of mint*. I usually wear the rhubarb, although I’ve dabbled in plum, papaya, and cherry depending on the season and the color I’m wearing at the time.

I actually love the older Burt’s tinted lip balms — the older style in the skinny tube, with the strong hint of…

Here’s what I don’t get. I can understand the airline having a dress code for people who might be perceived by customers as representing the airline. But how in Zarquon’s name would Jane Q. Passenger ever know that a fellow passenger was flying on an employee’s family pass? It’s not like they announce the status of…